ASVAB Word Knowledge

Daniel S. (United States of America)
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  1. calamitous
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
  2. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  3. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  4. enormity
    the quality of extreme wickedness
  5. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  6. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  7. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  8. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  9. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  10. vilify
    spread negative information about
    Relates to the word vile, which means "morally evil, wicked, and degrading"
  11. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  12. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  13. estranged
    caused to be unloved
  14. gratified
    having received what was desired
  15. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  16. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  17. ransacked
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  18. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
    Vend means "to sell" A vendor is a person or organization that sells.
  19. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
    A scavenger collects or gathers things that are discarded by others.
  20. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  21. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
    Ex- is a prefix that means "out of" Extricate means "to remove or set free".
  22. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  23. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  24. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  25. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  26. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  27. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  28. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  29. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
    A gale is a strong wind.
  30. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  31. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
  32. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  33. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  34. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  35. sequestered
    kept separate and secluded
Created on Tue Jul 23 22:52:10 EDT 2013

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